[glock2740]

I don't really care to do so, but .357 range ammo is so damn high these days that I'm thinking of stocking up on some .38Spl. What say you? :dunno:

 

[ronin.45]

I think most people shoot 38s at the range. Even that is getting pricey.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Not me. My Ruger gets horrible carbon-fouling on the front of the cylinder, and I hate it. I prefer full-bore .357's.

 

[dustbusterplus]

I prefer .38s with the occasional cylinder or two of .357s. I should confess that the abundance of .38 brass encourages the reloading of .38 which means the ultimate in cheap shooting.

 

[CJStudent]

I think you'll find most people use .38 loads in their .357s for casual plinking range ammo. I know I shoot FAR more .38 through my Security Six than I do .357.

 

[Berto]

I own enough .38's that cover any jones for that round, so my .357's get magnum stuff 90% of the time.

 

[glock2740]

Not me. My Ruger gets horrible carbon-fouling on the front of the cylinder, and I hate it. I prefer full-bore .357's.

I agree. That's why I bought a .357 Magnum. If I wanted a .38Spl, I would've bought one. I could shoot .44Spl out of my .44 Magnum or 45LC or 454 Casull out of my .460, but why? :dunno: I agree that it is more fun to shoot .357's but I still think I'm gonna buy a ton of .38 Spl just so I can shoot my .357's alot more. I have a S&W 686 Talo being held for me, as well as a new Python that I haven't even got to the range yet. :crying:

 

[MLittle]

Until about a month ago I loaded 38 special, as well as several pistol cartridges. I got tired and bored shooting 38's out of my two 357mag revolvers (Ruger SP101 and GP100), so I just got new Dillon dies so I can load magnum rounds. I know, I know......I could have used the same dies to load both calibers, but it is a pain to readjust them all for the different case lengths. Any way......just shot my first handloads and I much prefer shooting 357mag rounds out of the revolver made for that caliber. Shooting 38's out of the GP100 was like plinking with a 22 revolver.

 

[arclight610]

My wife's Taurus 66 is a .357, but it has only seen .38s.

 

[CajunBass]

You can shoot .357's out of a .357 revolver? :supergrin:

I've owned literally dozens of .357's over the years. I'm down to only four now. I'll bet I haven't fired 200 .357's in all those years. Just never saw much sense in it.

Same thing goes for 44 mags, except not as many guns, and the round count for magnums is less than 50.

I very seldom buy factory ammo for either. I start with virgin brass and commercial cast bullets and reload most everything.

 

[Ford302Glock21]

Order your 357 online and prices will be fine. I just ordered some stuff from natchez and they had best prices I could find on what I wanted. Palmetto state armory also had good prices and few others.

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[byf43]

I've seen chambers so 'crusted up' from swaged lead .38s in .357 cylinders, and it "ain't pretty".
A buddy of mine had to use a .45 caliber bronze bore brush, chucked into a drill, to remove the crud from his Dan Wesson 15-2.

The vast majority of loads through my beloved S&W 19-4 are basically .38 'loads' in .357 magnum cases.

7.2 grains of Unique, small pistol primers, Hornady JHP.
Cases trimmed to 1.280".
Very light crimp (nothing heavier needed!).
Extremely accurate load. 25 yards. . . . all in the 10 and X-ring!!
:thumbsup:


I've got literally thousands and thousands of this load downrange.

 

[glock2740]

Order your 357 online and prices will be fine. I just ordered some stuff from natchez and they had best prices I could find on what I wanted. Palmetto state armory also had good prices and few others.

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I order 99% of my ammo online. Can't remember last time I bought any ammo from Wal-Mart or a gun shop/outdoor store. .357 Magnum is still pricey, no matter where you shop.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I seldom shoot .357. It's not the cost. I have a lot of .357 reloads. It's just that on the range the 38 does just fine.

 

[bac1023]

I shoot more 38 Special than I do 357mag.

 

[HAMMERHEAD]

Before I hand loaded I shot tons of .38 spl in my .357's. Get a .40 cal bore brush, chuck it into a cordless drill and clean the cylinder. Good as new. .38's in my 22" Handi rifle sure are quiet. I even shot some in my F/A .357 even though they say not to. But that did get me to start hand loading. My light loads use plated wadcutters over 5 grains of SR 7625. Sinfully accurate, light on recoil and easy on the wallet.

 

[FLIPPER 348]

38sp is boring. I reload full power .357 as most of my firearms are chambered for it.

 

[Cambo]

I shoot .38s though my 3 inch 686+. They are cheaper and don't hurt my hands at all. I can't get through more than 1 cylinder of .357s.

 

[pmwglock19]

For practice I use mostly 38 spl, with 357 cylinder loaded at the end of the practice.

 

[Wishoot]

I love shooting .357, but it get's pricey. I buy bulk .38 from Georgia Arms and shoot it as often as I can.